2001 Lexus RX300 cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 20 complaints for the 2001 Lexus RX300, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
When parking the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the driver was not pressing the accelerator. Despite the driver's efforts to stop the vehicle, the vehicle jumped over a curb and headed toward a head-on collision with traffic. In an attempt to avoid a possibly fatal collision, the driver swerved hard to the left intending to hit a pole to stop the vehicle. The vehicle missed the pole and hit a starbucks with the vehicle ending up completely inside the starbucks.
While driving at a speed 40, I noticed lag in gear shift while trying to accelerate to 60 MPH. I noticed no pick in speed rather 40 MPH became 20 MPH, the more I press on the gas petal the only acceleration was notice on the RPM. I had to put on the hazards and pull over to let other cars pass.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Lexus RX300
- Transmission 88 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 35 complaints
- Engine 18 complaints
Cruise control problems in other years
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999